Call for papers: ESRC Multi-disciplinary Workshop on Education
Call for papers for ESRC Multi-disciplinary Workshop on Education to held at the University of Essex on 23-24 March 2015.
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Back to school – why boys don’t make the grades and the gap is growing
Tina Rampino and Mark Taylor's study of aspirations and attitudes to education among 11-15 year olds finds distinct differences between genders which will impact on their GCSE success.
Our real issues with immigration?
Yvonni Markaki explains how miscalculating the number of immigrants locally might impact on our attitudes in a summary of her research in LSE's British Politics and Policy blog.
ISER wins prestigious British Academy honours
ISER is proud to have been awarded the prestigious status of ‘British Academy Research Project’ for two of its ongoing studies, British Religion in Numbers and Understanding Society, the UK Household Panel Survey
Studies to help policy design in developing countries at Essex Development Workshop
The recent Essex Development Workshop highlighted new studies from US and Europe in development economics
ISER at ISA World Congress in Japan
Dr Gundi Knies and Professor Shamit Saggar among the presenters of papers from 11 researchers from the ISER team at the prestigious International Sociological Association World Congress in Yokohama
Mike Brewer joins expert panel for cross party review of Universal Credit
ISER Economics Professor joins think tank's cross party review of Universal Credit and work incentives.
Minister’s praise for ISER’s 25 years “significant contribution” to world class research
Universities Minister David Willletts pays tribute to ISER's record of 25 years of research
How can schools work with pupils at risk of exclusion and criminal activity
New MISOC research presented to practitioners and policy makers on June 23rd.
Young people in the recovery: from false starts to rewarding careers
Our new research on the labour market in the recession is presented at a roundtable hosted by The Work Foundation.
East has fewer immigrants than rest of England
David Voas's shows Eastern Europeans still a relatively small proportion of England's population.
Mental health risks to young
New ISER study finds young face depression risk from too much social media and computer gaming.